James W. Smith

James W. Smith may refer to:


 * James W. Smith (horse trainer) (1908–1969), American horse trainer
 * Jimmy Snuka (James Wiley Smith, 1943–2017), Fijian wrestler
 * James Webber Smith (1778–1853), British Royal Artillery officer
 * James Webster Smith (1850–1876), first black cadet at West Point
 * James W. Smith Jr. (born 1943), American judge, Chief of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
 * James W. Smith (trade unionist) (1838–1903), American labor unionist
 * James William Smith (fl. 1974), mayor of Kingston upon Hull in 1974